Kriss
Latvian · Boy · 1 syllable
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About the name Kriss
The name 'Kriss' is a variant of 'Chris', a diminutive of 'Christopher', which means "bearer of Christ" from the Greek *Christos* (Christ) and *pherein* (to bear).
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Etymology
The name 'Kriss' is a variant of 'Chris', a diminutive of 'Christopher', which means "bearer of Christ" from the Greek *Christos* (Christ) and *pherein* (to bear). It is used primarily in English-speaking and Scandinavian cultures, often as a nickname for Christopher or Christian, with notable historical usage as a given name in 20th-century America and as a surname in Germanic regions.
Kriss currently ranks #11,542 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1963.
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